The company:
Founded in 2012, our client is a globally recognised and award-winning multi-disciplinary firm specialising in contemporary architecture, urban planning, landscape design, interior design, and product design. As a design-driven studio deeply rooted in culture, they prioritize the significance of context and the influence of the locale in shaping their design process and architectural creations. Boasting an international team of architects based in Dubai and London, they are committed to promoting regional design, guided by a clear and elegant vision emphasizing pure, rational forms and spatial quality.
Central to their ethos is a steadfast commitment to sustainable design principles across all levels, scales, and typologies. Their contextual approach focuses on minimising environmental impact, fostering well-being, promoting mobility, and enhancing connectivity within communities, all while employing a meticulous and conscientious use of materials. You will be joining a talented team that values innovation, cultural sensitivity, and a dedication to creating spaces that stand at the intersection of excellence and sustainability.
What is your role:
- Drive the development and execution of project designs from inception to completion across multiple design stages.
- Develop and coordinate project designs, details, material specifications, and technologies, aligning them with project specifications.
- Ensure the quality, continuity, and consistency of project drawings and documentation through effective coordination.
- Collaborate seamlessly across all project disciplines, including architecture, structure, MEP, cost control, and interior design.
- Foster positive and progressive day-to-day communications with clients, consultants, and the internal team.
- Ensure project delivery aligns with the firm's internal design stage and adheres to the overall project program.
- Monitor and uphold project milestones, employing established studio tools such as project action lists, project programs, and site reports.
- Implement and maintain QA/QC procedures, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
- Rigorously develop and implement the established and client-approved concept design, minimizing variations unless authorized by the design director/partners/client or necessary for coordination purposes in structure/MEP/cost control.
What makes you good at your job:
- Possess a minimum of a 3 - 5 year's post bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture or equivalent.
- Demonstrate a proven track record with a minimum of 3 - 5 year's experience in project management, detail and design development, construction documents, construction administration, and site supervision, particularly in high-end projects.
- Showcase a portfolio featuring high-quality projects of similar scale, emphasising experience in the residential, private villa, and commercial sectors.
- Exhibit a substantial understanding of client communications, contract documentation, project scheduling, team leadership, building design, technical detailing, consultant coordination, and construction administration.
- Display self-motivation and self-discipline, thriving in a collaborative studio environment; possess the ability to organise, encourage, and lead project teams.
- Demonstrate excellent organisational skills, initiative, and the ability to work independently.
- Be a proficient communicator with excellent written and spoken English.
- Showcase expertise in AutoCAD, BIM (ARCHICAD ++), Adobe Creative Suite, and Sketchup; proficiency in hand drawings and visualizations is an advantage.
- Provide evidence of a track record of achieving excellence in project design development and delivery.
Benefits:
This is an office-based role and offers 15 days remote working allowance a year, offering 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Discretionary bonus and Pension scheme
